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Anti-Christ
the Anti-Christ
THE
ANTI-CHRIST
Why hasn't the Anti-Christ
been
revealed yet ?
By:
Max Solbrekken, D.D
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Why hasn't the
Anti-Christ been revealed yet? When will the Anti-Christ be revealed
according to the Holy Bible scriptures?
What
very IMPORTANT major role does the Holy Spirit have as to when the
Anti-Christ will be revealed and when the Anti-Christ will have power.
There
are so many questions about the Anti-Christ and as you talk to people and
read information, the answers are so varied that it becomes confusing.
Will
the Anti-christ come into power before Jesus Christ returns in the Second
Coming? Who is the Anti-Christ and what power will the Anti-Christ
have?
The
Holy Bible scriptures explain it very clearly as I will show you
below. You can believe the Bible, as it is the Word of God and has
proven to be the only reliable source of information as we get closer and
closer to the end of time.
AT
THIS MOMENT THE ANTI-CHRIST IS BEING RESTRAINED AND UNTIL THE ANTI-CHRIST
IS NO LONGER RESTRAINED HE CANNOT BE REVEALED.
Who
is restraining the Anti-Christ?
2
Thessalonians 2:7-8
"And
now ye know what withholdeth that he (Anti-christ) might be revealed in his
time; For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only He who now
letteth will let (restrain), Until he be taken out of the way. And
then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the
breath of His mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of His
coming."
The
purpose of this book is to announce to the Church and the world at large,
that the person of the Holy Spirit is very much alive and in control.
Some
time ago, in a weekly religion column I was writing for the "Edmonton
Sun", I wrote: Pope John Paul II calls himself the "Vicar
of Jesus Christ." This is impossible because Jesus Christ - the
head of the Church - appointed the Holy Spirit as His representative here,
nearly 2000 years ago. I'm sorry John Paul, I didn't know the Holy
Spirit has taken early retirement."
THE
ANTI CHRIST HAS NOT YET BEEN REVEALED FOR THESE 2 REASONS:
St.
Paul stated that the Anti christ has not yet been revealed because:
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The
anti christ has not yet been revealed because the stage is still being
set for the appearance of the anti christ
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The
Holy Spirit - Christ's representative - automatically bars the anti
christ for assuming power, so long as the church age lasts
And
the Church, which is the 'Body of Christ' is too powerful for Satan or the
Anti christ to defeat, because we are blood washed and baptized in God's
Almighty Holy Spirit and have been given power over Satan.
THE
HOLY SPIRIT IS CURRENTLY RESTRAINING THE ANTI-CHRIST
The
word 'let' in the King James
Version is old English and means 'restrain'.
The Holy Spirit, who now restrains the Anti-christ, will continue to
restrain the Anti-christ, until He (the Holy Spirit) is taken out of the
way.
When
He resurrects the 'dead in Christ', even as He raised Jesus from the dead
(Romans 8:11), we shall be 'taken up' and
depart this earth together with Him.
THE
HOLY SPIRIT - being omnipresent - cannot leave this world, since He is God
and everywhere present. But the Holy Spirit will not function as He
now does, since the Church will then be in Heaven. After the
parousia (Christ's return), the Holy Spirit will do as He did prior to the
Day of Pentecost, and COME UPON people whom He desires to work through.
SALT
IS A PRESERVATIVE
Jesus
Christ stated, "Ye are the salt of the earth...' (Matthew 5:14)
What did the Lord mean? The Church is preserving the earth from
corruption, because of our godly lives. We are holding back evil,
thus keeping the world from going totally insane. We are also holding
back God's holy judgment from falling upon a wicked and corrupt
world.
In
a like manner, God pledged to 'hold back judgment'
upon Sodom and Gomorrah, if there were a mere 10 righteous people
there. Another classic example is God 'postponing His judgment'
upon Ninevah for 490 yeas, because they repented at the preaching of
Prophet Jonah.
WHAT
DOES THE WORD RELIGION MEAN?
Religion
is taken from the words 're' and 'ligio', 'again hold back'
something. True religion holds back evil, wickedness, sin, error,
perversion, immorality, abortion and violence. True religion keeps
the devil 'at bay'. Religion can also mean to 'bind to'
something.
As
Christians, we are bound to the cross of Jesus Christ. We are love
slaves (greek doulos) of Jesus Christ, bound to Him eternally by the cords
of love and devotion.
We
desperately need to make a re-commitment to serve the Lord Jesus Christ
with our whole being.
Rather
than assail the Church and 'men of God' who proclaim the truth, 'homosexual
and abortion groups' should be thanking God for the prayers and godly
lives of born again Christians.
Gamblers,
drug addicts, drunks, adulterers and pornographers, should be thanking God
and Evangelical Churches for their faithfulness, instead of 'dumping on
us' their diatribes of hatred and derision.'
Modernist,
compromising preachers and corrupt politicians should repent and humble
themselves, and give glory to God for His saving and protecting grace,
despite their sinful living. And the pagan should receive Jesus
Christ as Lord and Savior.
THE
CHURCH & THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE HOLDING BACK 'THE MAN OF SIN'
- THE ANTI-CHRIST
Salt
is a preservative, and we, the Church - all those who are born again by
the Word of God and the Holy Spirit - are holding back 'The Man of
Sin', the Anti-christ.